We will be in India for 6 weeks. We are arriving in Delhi, going to Varanasi, Kalkota, and Puri. We were thinking of doing this in 2 weeks. We are leaving from Mumbai, and we will stay a little while in Vagator (between 10 or 14 days). That leaves us with 2 plain weeks, which route should we take from Puri to Goa? We have been in India before (Chennai, Malalahpuram, Hampi, Kochin, Kovalam, Gokarna, Pushkar), but we would like to see something new. Your suggestions are more than welcome….

Dear sboivin,
The Railway Minister in his latest Budget Speech had announced extension of 7227/7228 Goa-Vijayawada Express upto Howrah via Bhubaneshwar but this takes effect only from 1.7.2006.
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Hence, please come down to Bhubaneshwar; take 8003 YPR-HWH Express (**daily) and from Vijayawada please get into 7227 which runs on 3 days in a week. I am not recommending 6003 because the gap between the arrival of 6003 (19.25 hrs.) and departure of 7227 (19.45/MON>THU>FRI) in BZA is very less and could be a risky affair. whereas 8003 arrives in BZA at 17.25 hrs.
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V.Srinivasa Prasad
28.2.2006/11.00 hrs.